Republican Len Suzio, who was defeated in his challenge of 13th District state Sen. Dante Bartolomeo, said Friday he will not ask a judge to review the outcome of the race.

Suzio lost the election to Democrat Bartolomeo by what was initially reported as 614 votes. But in the two weeks since, the number of votes the candidates won in Cheshire has been amended several times and the margin has shrunk to 214 votes.

“During the 2000 presidential election, Democrats rallied under the mantra ‘every vote counts’ and an intensive audit process was conducted to confirm the vote count,” Suzio said in a statement released Friday.”I do not intend to put the voters through such a prolonged experience that could potentially leave the results in doubt for a considerable amount of time.”

Instead, Suzio urged the General Assembly to reform the election process so that a more elaborate process is in place when questions arise regarding the accuracy of a vote count.

The district covers Meriden and Middlefield as well as parts of Middletown and Cheshire.